Hand bag



1. 0. DOERSCHING HAND BAG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1 I, 1920.

Patented May 2, 1922'.

WITNESSES By ATTORNEYS Cir JOSEPH OTTO DOERSCHING, OF WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

HAND BAG.

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Application filed September 11, 1920. Serial No. 499,557.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr O. Dosnsorrrnc, a citizen of the United States, and resident of West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Hand Bag, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In connection with receptacles, and more particularly that type of receptacle commonly referred. to as a hand bag, it is a well appreciated fact that it is usually desirable to have the same in color which matches the gown of the wearer.

In view of the expense involved in having a number of different handbags, this is usually impractical. In fact, experience with hand bags has been that the bag often times includes a frame which is unique and attractive, as well as being of some semi-precious or precious metal. The covering of the bag, as is well appreciated, quickly wears out and presents an unsightly appearance, thus it is incumbent upon the user to either have the bag recovered, or to discard the same entirely.

Having these defects in mind I have now constructed a hand bag in which covering associated with the frame may be supplanted with any different covering, so that a hand bag will be provided, which bag will permit of the chan ing of its appearance so that an entirely di erent bag, matching different gowns may be produced.

A further object of my invention is the construction of a device of this nature in which worn parts, i. e. the covering of a bag may be instantly removed, and a new one substituted in the event that the same becomes unsightly with wear.

Reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings as illustrating one practical embodiment of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a frame of a bag constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a plane view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional side view of one of the units forming the frame.

Figure 4 is a side view of the same.

Figure 5 shows the edges of the covering preferably associated with the frame of my improved type of hand bag.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional side view taken through one portion of the same and showing the covering in applied position.

Figure 7 is a similar enlarged section, but showing the covering removed.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the back, and

Figure 9 illustrates in perspective, one of the elements of the frame.

In these views the reference numeral 10 indicates one of the units of a conventional frame which. is pivotally secured as at 11 to the second unit of the same. Each of these units, which are shown as rectangular, for the purpose of illustration, may be provided in the conventional manner with one portion 12 of a fastening member, both of which portions co-operate together'to retain the frame in closed position. Suitable ornamentationsor strap anchors 13, may also be associated with each of the units of the frame, it this is desired. V

Contrary to the conventional construction, however, the side members of each of the units 10 of the frame are provided with an inwardly extending flange 1& for a purpose hereinafter more fully specified.

It will now be noted that a supplemental unit or frame for each of the units forming the completed frame is associated with the latter, preferably at their point of pivotal connection 11. Each of these supplemental frames include a backing wall 15, and an inwardly extending flange 16 secured to said backing wall adjacent its inner edge, thus forming, as has been indicated in Figures 6 and 7, a channel 17, which is practically enclosed.

To now provide means which will serve to retain the supplemental units forming a supplemental frame in applied position, and at the same time to permit of their being separated from the main units of the frame, I conveniently associate a catch 18, of any suitable construction, with the inner face of the backing wall or strap 15, such catch conveniently seating in a recessed portion 19, thereof.

The main wall of the units 10 is conveniently formed with openings 20, or other suitable portions adapted to co-operate with the catch 18, which openings align with the retaining portion of the catch, upon the sup plemental frame being moved to its closed position. By this construction, the main and supplemental units of the complete frame are normally retained in the position illustrated in Figure 7, so that the completed channel 17 is formed thereby.

It will be obvious that upon the catch 18 or other suitable retaining member being moved out of engagement with the main portion of the frame, that the supplemental and main units of the frame may be moved into their disengaged positions, as has been illustrated in Figure 1.

A covering 21, embracing any desirable material, and including any convenient interior arrangement of pockets, etc. is now provided, which covering 21, has been clearly illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 8, is provided. with a bead or enlarged portion 22 formed in any desirable manner, it being noted however, that this bead conveniently extends inwardly. 7 It will now be seen that the outer edge of the flange 16 is conveniently formed with a series of retaining portions, preferably including a serrated edge portion, and it will be understood that the bead 22 may be moved to the position indicated in Figure 8, subsequent to which the portions of the frame may be brought to closed position, illustrat ed in Figure 6, in which position it will be appreciated, that the covering 21 will be retained in applied position.

Thus,l[have providedahand bag in which the covering may be renewed and substituted, at will, so that a hand bag is produced,

which may be altered in appearance to conform to the shade of the gown of the wearer, It is also to be noted that in the event of a covering 21 becoming worn, that a new cov ering may be instantly substituted.

Obviously numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted to without in the least departing from the spirit of my invention, which I claim as A receptacle including a main and a supplemental body, a flange extending at a right angle from said main body, a serrated flange extending also at a right angle from said supplemental body, whereby when both. of said flan es and the inner faces of said main and suppfiemental bodies are combined, these parts will present a substantially closed groove, a bag, a bead forming a part of said bag and adapted to extend into said groove, and means adapted to hold these parts together when in their normal position, said means comprising a plurality of grooved portions indented on the main flange of said supplemental body, a plurality of slots aligned with said grooves of said supplemental body, and located on the flange of said main body, and a plurality of catches riveted in each of said grooves, each having a tongue portion adapted to snap into said slots thereby holding the two bodies locked.

JOSEPH OTTO DOERSCHING. 

